THE MAGELLAN SUTERA RESORT KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA
12 - 15 NOVEMBER 2018

GA15 RESOLUTIONS & NOMINATIONS


SUMMARY OF RESOLUTIONS

Resolutions
Recommendation by Board of Governors
Resolution GA15-6b:
Requiring members involved in primary procurement to publish third-party supplying mills lists

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The Board of Governors is neutral on this resolution.
Resolution GA15-6c:
Delinking Auditors from the operations they audit

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The Board of Governors did not reach a consensus on this resolution. 
Resolution GA15-6d:
Discouraging RSPO members subject to complaints from avoiding their obligations by divestment or withdrawing their membership

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The Board of Governors did not reach a consensus on this resolution
Resolution GA15-6e:
Resolution to extend Smallholder Interim Group (SHIG)

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The Board of Governors supports this resolution.
Resolution GA15-6f:
Proposal to exempt smallholders from immediate suspension as required under point 4.9.4 of the RSPO Certification System for Principles & Criteria 2017 until the endorsement of the new independent smallholder standards

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The Board of Governors is neutral on this resolution.
Resolution GA15-6g:
Adoption of Principles and Criteria for the Production of Sustainable Palm Oil (2018)

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The Board of Governors supports this resolution.
Resolution GA15-6h:
Resolution to amend the Statutes of the RSPO to formalise the election of alternates for the RSPO Board of Governors

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The Board of Governors supports this resolution.
Resolution GA15-6i:
Resolution to amend the Statutes of the RSPO to support its tax exemption status in Switzerland

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The Board of Governors supports this resolution.
Resolution GA15-6j:
Resolution to amend the Statutes of the RSPO to provide procedure for voting in the event of tie vote

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The Board of Governors supports this resolution.

SUMMARY OF NOMINATIONS

Board of Governor Seats
Name of nominee
Oil Palm Growers - Smallholder
FELDA is retiring and available for re-election. There will be no election and FELDA will serve another term as no other nominations have been received.

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Haniff Ahmad Norilah
(New)
Oil Palm Growers - Rest of the World
Agrocaribe is retiring and available for re-election. There will be no election and Agrocaribe will serve another term as no other nominations have been received.
Jose Roberto Montenegro
(No change)
Processors and/or Traders
AAK AB is retiring and available for election. There will be no election and AAK AB will serve another term as no other nominations have been received.
Tim Stephenson
(No change)
Consumer Goods Manufacturers
Mondelez International is retiring and is not available for re-election. Nominations were received from Kao Corporation and The Procter & Gamble Company. Election among the Consumer Goods Manufacturers sub-sector will therefore be held and only members in the sub-sector are eligible to vote.

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Satoshi Nakashima (Kao Corporation)
(New)

Kuan-Chun Lee (The Procter & Gamble Company)
(New)
Retailers
Retailers Palm Oil Group is retiring and available for re-election. There will be no election and Retailers Palm Oil Group will serve another term as no other nominations have been received.
Belinda Howell
(No change)
Marks & Spencer has retired and the seat is available for election. There will be no election as no other nominations have been received. This seat will remain vacant.
Vacant
Banks and Investors
Rabobank is retiring and available for re-election. There will be no election and Rabobank will serve another term as no other nominations have been received.
Geraldine Lim
(No change)
Environmental NGOs
WWF International is retiring and available for re-election. There will be no election and WWF International will serve another term as no other nominations have been received.
Elizabeth Clarke
(No change)
Social NGOs
Both ENDS is retiring and available for re-election. There will be no election and Both ENDS will serve another term as no other nominations have been received.
Paul Wolvekamp
(No change)